There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 148 The Present World - Let's Hatch the Eggs

"Pipi, go wash your paws, dinner's ready!" the four-legged creature called out to Tianlu, who was playing outside.

"The four-legged creature knows, it's coming right now."

Tianlu could already smell the aroma emanating from the air—his favorite chicken stew with mushrooms.

Excited, Tianlu ran to wash his paws as fast as he could, then rushed back to his seat as fast as he could, as if afraid he wouldn't get to eat.

Tianlu stared at the pot full of chicken stew with mushrooms on the table, his mouth watering: "You're really something, you idiot."

"Pippi, wait a minute. Rabbit Lord went to call Walnut and Fuzi. We'll eat when they arrive."

The four-legged creature swatted away Tianlu's unruly paws, then sat calmly to the side, waiting for Rabbit Lord to bring Walnut and the others back.

When Tianlu realized he couldn't immediately enjoy the food he'd been craving, he put on a pitiful expression and looked at the strange creature: "Four-not-like, I'm hungry!"

"No!" The four-legged creature turned its head away, refusing to look into Tianlu's eyes.

He naturally understood what Tianlu meant, but since Rabbit Lord hadn't returned yet, if he agreed to let Tianlu eat first, he was afraid all the food on the table would end up in his stomach.

But Tianlu wouldn't give up so easily. He jumped off the chair, ran to the Four-Faced Beast, and tugged at its thigh, saying, "Four-Faced Beast, I'm hungry!"

"Ouch, Pipi's using that trick again!" The Four-Faced Beast covered its face in exasperation. Every time Tianlu made a mistake, it would put on a pitiful act, and the Four-Faced Beast always fell for it.

The four-legged creature had no choice but to fill a bowl with chicken stew with mushrooms and hand it to Tianlu: "Alright, alright, I give up. Pipi, let me make this clear first, you can only eat one bowl first. After you finish, we have to wait for Rabbit Lord and the others to come back before we can eat again."

"No problem." Tianlu brought the fragrant chicken stew with mushrooms to his table and immediately buried his head in the food, finishing the whole bowl in no time.

"The chicken stew with mushrooms that you made is really delicious, Sibuxiang!" Tianlu said, licking his lips with lingering satisfaction.

"I'm glad you like it." The Four-Unlikes was naturally very happy to see the bowl that Tianlu had licked clean, even cleaner than if it had been washed.

Then the four-legged creature took out a handkerchief, walked to Tianlu's side, and carefully wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth: "Pipi, look at you, your mouth is full of oil, and you don't even know how to wipe it off."

"Hehe, isn't it because you're here, Four-Unlikes!" Tianlu scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

The four-legged creature felt a warmth in its heart. After wiping the grease from Tianlu's mouth, it habitually rubbed Tianlu's head and said, "At least you have a conscience, Pipi. I didn't spoil you for nothing."

"Cough cough!"

Seeing Tianlu staring intently at him, the Qilin coughed a few times to cover up its unease.

He then changed the subject, pretending to be impatient as he checked the time on his phone and said, "Why is Rabbit so slow today? Could it be that he hasn't found Walnut and the others yet?"

Just as the four-legged creature finished speaking, Rabbit Lord walked in.

As soon as he entered, Rabbit Lord saw that the Four-Unlikes hadn't started eating yet, and he was instantly moved to tears, saying, "Ah, Four-Unlikes, did you wait for me all this time? I'm so touched, let me give you a good hug."

As Rabbit Lord spoke, he opened his arms and walked toward the Four-Faced Beast, his face flushed, completely unaware of the Four-Faced Beast's increasingly hostile expression.

"Rabbit Lord, calm down! Sober Hoof!"

"Wait, it's a strange creature! Ah~"

With a scream, Rabbit Lord sat down in his seat, clutching his swollen face, but his gaze remained fixed on the four-legged creature sitting opposite him.

The four-legged creature felt a little embarrassed by Rabbit Lord's gaze, but fortunately, this had happened many times before, so it quickly adjusted its mindset and said calmly, "Rabbit Lord, I asked you to call Walnut and the others for dinner. Where are they?"

"Oh, I'd forgotten about the four-legged creature if you hadn't mentioned it."

When Rabbit Lord heard what the Four-Faced Beast said, he remembered what the Four-Faced Beast had instructed him to do earlier, and quickly said, "I asked Golden Horn and Silver Horn, and they said that Walnut took Fuzai to play in the mountains and they probably won't be back until tonight."

"What? Walnut is getting more and more naughty."

The four-legged creature was in a real bind. It never expected that when it first arrived, it would cry for its mother's walnuts, but now it had become the naughtiest creature in the store.

"It seems necessary to enroll Walnut in more tutoring classes, so that she won't be running around all day with nothing to do."

The Four-Unlikes then discussed with Rabbit what tutoring classes to enroll Walnut in. Tianlu, listening from the side, broke out in a cold sweat, thinking to himself that he was glad he hadn't offended the Four-Unlikes recently.

But just as the Four-Faced Beast was discussing the walnuts with the Rabbit God, a yellow figure suddenly rushed in from outside, knocked the Four-Faced Beast to the ground, and sat on its stomach.

Ouch, my butt!

"You four-legged creature, are you alright?!"

Rabbit Lord helped the four-legged creature up, then looked at the culprit, the First Qilin, with a sigh of helplessness, thinking to himself, "This is the four-legged creature's father. I can't get angry, I can't get angry."

"Haha, Four-Faced Daddy, please sit down. Is there something you need to see Four-Faced?" Rabbit Lord respectfully brought over a chair and placed it in front of the First Qilin.

"Oh, you're too kind, thank you." Shi Qilin smiled at Rabbit Lord. With his experience, he could naturally tell that Rabbit Lord was interested in the Qilin.

The words of the First Qilin made Rabbit Lord feel that the other party had high hopes for him and the Four-Faced Beast, and his mood instantly became excited, and he became even more attentive to the First Qilin.

The four-legged creature standing to the side was helpless. It clearly did not have any father in its memory, but the aura on the First Qilin gave it a sense of familiarity, making it unconsciously develop a liking for the First Qilin.

"I said, can you please stop claiming sons as your own? I'm not your son."

"Eldest son, Daddy knows that all these years I've been with your mother and taking care of your younger siblings, neglecting your feelings. Daddy was wrong. Can you forgive Daddy?" Shi Qilin said, wiping away non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.

Seeing that the Qilin seemed not to understand him, the Qilin had no choice but to emphasize again, "I'll say it again, I am not your son."

When the Qilin was roared at by the Qilin, it lowered its head and bit its lip, looking pitiful and wronged, which even Rabbit Lord on the side couldn't bear to watch.

"It's a strange creature, Daddy didn't do it on purpose, don't say that about him."

Rabbit Lord's words made the Four-Faced Beast's face darken even more, feeling as if it had been betrayed. And how long had it been practicing calling him "Daddy" so familiarly?

But the lowered Qilin secretly revealed a sly smile, as if it had successfully pulled off a prank.

The Four-Faced Beast just wanted to get rid of the First Qilin as soon as possible, otherwise it worried that if the other party stayed any longer, it would be the first to not be able to stand it.

"Okay, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qilin's expression instantly changed. He jumped happily onto the Qilin and rubbed his head against the Qilin's chest, saying, "Oh, I knew my good son wouldn't abandon his father."

The four-legged creature said helplessly, "Hurry up and tell us what you need us to do for you."

The Qilin jumped to the ground, then took out three eggs from its body and placed them in front of the Qilin, Rabbit Lord, and Tianlu: "Your mommy left a lot of eggs that haven't been hatched yet, hurry up and help Daddy hatch them!"

Seeing the Qilin's practiced movements, the Qilin suddenly realized and said, "This is your purpose, isn't it!"

The First Qilin blinked, looking at him as if to say, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Helpless, the Qilin had no choice but to pick up the Qilin egg on the ground. Rabbit also carefully picked up the Qilin egg, thinking: These are the Qilin's younger brothers and sisters. I must take good care of them.

Only Tianlu had no interest in the Qilin egg. He knew it wasn't for him to eat, and besides, he had just finished eating the chicken stew with mushrooms on the table while the Qilin and the Four-Faced Beast were arguing.

"Tch, it's not for me to eat. I'm going to sleep now."

Just as Tianlu took a step, he heard the First Qilin behind him say, "Oh dear, I was thinking of giving you some gold and silver treasures after you finished hatching your eggs."

"Gold and silver treasures?!" Tianlu turned to look at Shi Qilin, only to see a pile of gold and silver treasures indeed in front of Shi Qilin.

Tianlu instantly became excited, ran up to Shi Qilin and hugged his leg, his tail wagging rapidly behind him.

"Daddy, from now on you're my daddy. I'll do whatever you ask me to do," Tianlu said, drooling.

Shi Qilin laughed and said, "Little Pixiu is still so easy to understand. If only Xiao Chenchen were half as sensible as you."

And so, with a combination of coaxing and deception from the First Qilin, the Four-Faced Beast, the Rabbit Lord, and Tianlu began their egg-hatching journey.